The Need for Home Networks
The reasons for setting up your home network are varied. The one you are probably most concerned with is cost. Rather than having two or three DSL or cable connections in your home at two or three times the cost, you can share one connection, which is probably fast enough for everyone in your household. Other reasons for networking your home include the following:
Share the home's Internet connection between mom and dad's computer and that of their children— Many families now have multiple computers and all want Internet connectivity. (This is probably the most common reason for networking.)
Share peripherals such as printers, CD-ROM burners, and scanners over the network— You don't have to have one printer for each ...
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